Australia's foreign minister Julie Bishop has said she looks forward to working with New Zealand's new Labour-led Government - despite saying in August she would have serious trust issues if Labour was in power.
Bishop said earlier this year that "should there be a change of Government, I would find it very hard to build trust with those involved in allegations designed to undermine the Government of Australia".
Her comments followed the revelation that Labour MP Chris Hipkins had been involved in outing Australia's deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce as a New Zealander by descent.
Under Australian law citizens of other countries are ineligible for Parliament. The Australian High Court is set to determine Joyce's political fate in the next few days.
Jacinda Ardern strongly denied any knowledge of the incident and said she had spoken sternly with Hipkins over the matter.
